04-06-2026 22:17 via infodocket.com

UNC-Chapel Hill Launches Statewide Study On Libraries And Generative AI In Local Communities

From UNC-Chapel Hill:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has launched a new state-wide two-year collaborative planning and pilot study aimed at understanding how North Carolina communities are encountering generative artificial intelligence and how local libraries can support AI literacy in meaningful, locally relevant and sustainable ways.
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